Kurdish love songs
From dengbêj laments to modern ballads: the love repertoire of Kurdish music.
Love is the oldest subject of Kurdish song, and the tradition holds every register of it: praise, longing, plea and loss. This guide walks through the love repertoire as documented on Kurdimusic, from the beloved’s many names (Dîlber, Esmer, Kew) to the great epics where love ends on the mountain. For the slow hours: the modern poets; for the floor: the refrains everyone answers.
Stran (song)
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The heart-stealer, in Aram Tigran’s smile.
Stran (song)Çavreşamîn
For the dark-eyed one.
Kilam / stranEsmerê
Verse after verse of admiration.
KilamKewê
The beloved as partridge: the tenderest image.
LamentMegrî Megrî
Consolation, when love has to comfort.
Epic (destan)Siyabend û Xecê
The epic: love against the world.
Epic (destan)Memê Alan
Mem and Zîn, the national love story.
Contemporary Kurmancî singer and poetMem Ararat
Today’s poet of the slow hours.